Crosby County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Crosby County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 24, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 4 people.

58tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 4 injured

42.8 milongest path · 1968

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F032

(E)F112

(E)F25

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated6

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 24, 1957	F3	37.3 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jun 6, 1989	F3	30 mi	900 yd	0	0
May 12, 2005	F3	6 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 7, 1981	F2	6.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 12, 2005	F2	4.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 7, 1981	F2	2.7 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 7, 1981	F2	1.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 7, 1981	F2	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	1	1
Jun 8, 1968	F1	42.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1968	F1	26.7 mi	33 yd	0	0
Mar 9, 1974	F1	18.5 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 24, 2025	unrated	3.4 mi	440 yd
Apr 24, 2025	unrated	1.5 mi	30 yd
May 1, 2024	unrated	—	30 yd
Jul 22, 2020	unrated	—	10 yd
Mar 28, 2017	unrated	2.5 mi	100 yd
Mar 28, 2017	unrated	2.1 mi	400 yd
May 5, 2015	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd
May 5, 2015	EF0	2.3 mi	100 yd
Jun 4, 2012	EF0	—	20 yd
Apr 16, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	200 yd
Jun 12, 2005	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 9, 2005	F0	1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 10, 1997, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Garza County, TX25 Dickens County, TX44 Lubbock County, TX99 Floyd County, TX61 Lynn County, TX45 Kent County, TX24 Motley County, TX28 Hale County, TX132

Questions

How many tornadoes has Crosby County, Texas had?

58 tornadoes touched Crosby County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Crosby County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 24, 1957, with a 37.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Crosby County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (22 of 58). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).